In 1906 Kingsley Macomber and Myrtle Harkness Macomber and partner George Sykes bought the 8,917.52-acre Rancho Cienega de los Paicines...

Charles W. Harkness's first yachting experiences were on his father's boats Peerless and Twilight. Charles inherited Peerless from his...

The Arcade in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, is a Victorian-era structure of two nine-story buildings, joined by a five-story arcade with a...

Check out the "AI Lamon" video above and let us know what you think of this AI approach to having a historical figure animated to read...

What on earth does the Harkness family have to do with Taylor Swift you ask? Well, in 1948 at the age of 46, William (Bill) Hale Harkness...

Edward S. (Ned) Harkness was an American heir and philanthropist. He inherited his fortune from his father, Stephen V. Harkness, who was...

Stephen V. Harkness acquired his summer/country lake house at Willoughby outside of Cleveland, Ohio in 1879. Located in the 222 acre...

Ned Harkness became friends with Albert Lythgoe, the first curator of Egyptian art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Lythgoe was married...

Hold onto your hats, folks, because we're about to take a thrilling ride through the history books! You may have heard of some of the...

The Harkness table, Harkness method, or Harkness discussion is a teaching and learning method involving students seated in a large, oval...

No discussion of Bellevue, Ohio history can start without referencing the huge volume of work delivered by Bellevue's most noted...

William L. Harkness, son of Daniel M. Harkness of Bellevue, Ohio, lived a more adventurous life than his father, who stayed in Bellevue...

Early life William Lamon Harkness was born in Bellevue, Ohio, the son of Daniel M. Harkness, the half-brother of both Henry Flagler and...

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